Although the plastic surgery industry has seen steady improvement in the US in the past 2 years, it has faced a difficult year in Europe, the second largest market for cosmetic surgery. Following the credit crisis that finally hit financing, the recent scandal over Poly Implant Prothèses (PIP) implants has discouraged prospective patients from going [...]
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Breast Implant Scandal Insult to Injury in Europe
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012ASPS & FDA Establish Breast Implant Registry
Friday, December 9th, 2011January 26, 2012 will mark the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the national registry for breast implants. On the heels of breaking news that breast implants were linked to a rare form of lymphoma, known as Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) collaborated with the FDA to create [...]
Read MoreASPS Launches Safety Campaign on “White Coat Deception”
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recently launched a new safety campaign on the heels of another headline-making cosmetic surgery disaster. Dinora Rodriguez, a 40-year-old stay-at-home mom from Los Angeles, underwent corrective surgery to fix a botched breast augmentation that left her with a bad case of symmastia, or “uniboob.” “My breasts looked really [...]
Read MoreSilicone Breast Implants: Back Under the Microscope
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Controversy has been brewing over the safety of silicone breast implants for years. Just recently, the issue has come back under the microscope when research conducted by two manufacturers of the implants was released in a report last Wednesday. The data indicated that the implants have a “reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness” when used [...]
Read MoreBreast Implants & Cancer – Cause for Concern?
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Last week, the plastic surgery community received some important news regarding recent reports of a particular cancer in women with breast implants. The FDA announced reports of about 60 cases of women with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in women that have received breast augmentation surgery. The report applies to women with saline and silicone [...]
Read MoreNatrelle is the Latest in Breast Enhancement Technology
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010West Palm Beach Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery presents Natrelle breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. The Natrelle brand is the result of 25 years of experience with the science of breast enhancement and represents today’s most current breast augmentation and enhancement technology. Using the Two-Stage Reconstruction System that has the most documented positive outcomes in surgeon-reviewed [...]
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